After more than a half decade on the market, with new variants revealed seemingly every year since the car debuted in 2019, the eighth gen Chevy Corvette will finally get an interior makeover.
In addition to a performance look and feel, Chevy is going deep on technology with the new Corvette cabin. The highlight is a three-screen design that includes a 12.7-inch main infotainment screen, 14-inch driver information center, and a 6.6-inch auxiliary touch panel located left of the steering wheel. The screens are bigger than those they replace, and the latter is all new.
The configurable 6.6-inch touchscreen is home to trip meters, Performance Traction Management, and other gauges. Others, such as the E-Ray Performance App, which is now available across the entire Corvette lineup for 2026, are also housed in the panel, as are acceleration timers, G-force gauge, tire pressure and temperature gauges, and more.
The Performance Data Recorder, located in the center display, has a new user interface and features real-time data analysis, and the ability to record HD video. It can also offer drivers speed trace analysis, side-by-side video playback, and “speed tips”.
Google built-in, offered in other GM vehicles, powers the main infotainment display, and comes with new apps including Google Chrome, GameSnacks, HBO Max, Prime Video, and others via Google Play.
The cabin has also been spruced up with new color schemes which are available on all models. These include Sky Cool with Medium Ash Gray and Habanero accents, Santorini Blue, Very Dark Atmosphere (dark brown), and Ultimate Suede (jet black). The latter can be customized with three accent colors: Adrenaline Red, Santorini Blue, and Competition Yellow.
Customers can also mix and match seating color options. For instance, Asymmetrical Adrenaline Red includes a racing-inspired driver’s seat, and a Jet Black GT2 passenger seat.
Other changes include a repositioned drive mode selector that’s in line with the gear selector, new wireless phone charge pad (with a cover) located below the infotainment display, and a bigger volume knob.
Climate controls have been relocated under the center display, and cupholders have been redesigned with hand-wrapped inserts and ambient lighting. For 2LT/ 2LZ and 3LT/3LZ trims, they also have real aluminum highlights. The ZR1 gets a standard carbon fiber display hood cowl over the driver information display, but it’s also available as an option for E-Ray and Z06.
Other 2026 changes include a new mode Performance Traction Management, PTM Pro. This feature turns off stability control and traction control, but leaving some aids on such as ABS, and front axle controls specific to the E-Ray.
The ZTK performance package gets a new brake package, with 10-piston front, and six-piston rear calipers, along with carbon ceramic discs. An optional electrochromic roof is also available, with three tint settings: full, medium, and low.
Elsewhere, the E-Ray’s Charge+ button has been relocated to the steering wheel, below the Z Mode button.
Exterior changes include an asymmetrical center stripe available in Edge Red / Carbon Flash, and standard body color rocker panels for E-Ray. The latter are also available for Z06. Blue brake calipers, standard on ZR1, will be optional for E-Ray and Z06. Finally, two new paint colors, Roswell Green Metallic, and Blade Silver Metallic, will be offered on all models.
Ordering for the 2026 Corvette is set to open in late June, with production beginning in early August. Deliveries are expected to begin this fall.
Photos courtesy of Chevrolet
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